Tag: DStv

DStv exits Malawi after court stops price increase
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DStv exits Malawi after court stops price increase

Pan-African broadcaster, Multichoice, is exiting DStv, its satellite television service provider, from Malawi. This comes after Malawian regulators rejected the most recent pricing increases proposed by DStv. The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority received an interim injunction from the nation’s High Court at the end of July. Multichoice Malawi was forbidden by the injunction from altering […]

Nigerians lament frequent pay-TV subscription hike
Business

Nigerians lament frequent pay-TV subscription hike

Customers have lamented as the parent firm of DStv, MultiChoice Nigeria, recently started implementing yet another regime of price increases across all of its different packages. According to The Punch, in April, the business announced an increase in the cost of its bouquets, claiming the need to reflect current economic conditions. This statement was made […]

Nigerians lament frequent pay-TV subscription hike
Business

Multichoice to increase cost of DSTV subscriptions May 1

Beginning on May 1, 2023, MultiChoice Nigeria will apply yet another price increase across all of its DStv bundles. This comes one year after it announced and carried out a comparable price increase review in April 2022. The price increases for the various DStv packages range from 16.3% to 18.6%, and the company claims that […]

Trariff hike: Produce financial report, tribunal orders Multichoice
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MultiChoice appoints Chief Operating Officer

MultiChoice Nigeria has appointed Ayo Ajala as its chief operating officer. As the chief operating officer for MultiChoice Nigeria, he will oversee customer functions and the business operations of the Nigeria business and ensure that processes and systems are sufficiently robust to support the company’s growth. Prior to his appointment, he worked in the human […]

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Tribunal stops MultiChoice from increasing DStv, GOtv tariffs

A Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal sitting in Abuja has restrained Multi-Choice Nigeria Limited from increasing its tariffs and cost of products and services scheduled to begin on April 1. The three-member tribunal presided over by Thomas Okosun, gave the order following an ex-parte motion moved by Festus Onifade, a legal practitioner, on behalf of […]